How many no-hitters have been thrown in MLB in 2024? Padres' Dylan Cease shuts down Nationals

When the Padres acquired Dylan Cease this offseason from the White Sox, the hope was that the right-hander would be the ace San Diego needed to win a World Series.

That talent was on full display July 25 against the Nationals.

Cease threw his first career no-hitter on Thursday afternoon, shutting out the Nationals in the nation's capital. The Padres hurler struck out nine batters while walking three batters in a 3-0 win for San Diego. He needed 114 pitches to complete the feat, setting his new season-high for a pitch count in the process.

MORE: History of MLB combined no-hitters

It's the second no-no of the 2024 season, and the second no-hitter thrown in Padres' history, as Cease joined Joe Musgrove (2021) in the prestigious category.

Here's everything you need to know about the no-hitters thrown during the 2024 MLB season.

MORE: Remembering Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956 (TSN Archives)

How many no-hitters have been thrown in MLB in 2024?

There have been two no-hitters thrown in 2024. Below is a recap of each of them:

• The Astros' Ronel Blanco threw the first no-hitter of the season on April 1. The 30-year-old spun a no-no against the Blue Jays in his first start of the 2024 season, holding Toronto to two baserunners on a pair of walks while striking out seven.
• The Padres' Dylan Cease tossed the second no-hitter of the 2024 season on July 25. The 28-year-old dominated the Nationals, allowing just three walks while striking out nine.

Most no-hitters in a single MLB season

The 2021 MLB season owns the record for most no-hitters in a single season.

A whopping nine no-nos were thrown that year, including dazzling performances from Joe Musgrove, Corey Kluber, John Means and Carlos Rodon.

When was the last perfect game in MLB?

There had been a long gap between perfect games before Yankees' Domingo German achieved the feat in the first no-hitter of the 2023 season. He threw the 24th perfect game in MLB history on June 29, 2023 against the Athletics.

MORE: What is a perfect game in baseball? All-time list and more to know

It was the first perfect game in over a decade. Before German, Felix Hernandez threw the 23rd perfect game in MLB history on Aug. 15, 2012. It was also the third perfect game of that season.